#149 in Classics
The Happy Prince and other tales
- 50
- Pages
- about 1 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Happy Prince and other tales” gathers five Oscar Wilde fairy tales, ornate in style and quietly moving. Written for children, stories such as “The Nightingale and the Rose” and “The Selfish Giant” show his love of beautiful, aesthetic prose. Some readers are struck most by its reflections on true friendship. Barely fifty pages long, it reads as well aloud to children as alone by adults.
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About the book
During his prolific career, Oscar Wilde also wrote several stories for children and fairy tales. In these stories Wilde really expressed his affection for aesthetic writing. The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five stories: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket".
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 57 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 28% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Classics average of 7.7. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.5 | 13 | 23% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 44 | 77% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Happy Prince and other tales?
It has 50 pages — shorter than 98% of the ranked books in Classics.
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